पञ्चाङ्ग — Atlanta, USA · April 18, 2025 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.26 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
मुक्तसङ्गोऽनहंवादी धृत्युत्साहसमन्वितः।सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योर्निर्विकारः कर्ता सात्त्विक उच्यते।।18.26।।
"18.26 But when a man has no sentiment and no personal vanity, when he possesses courage and confidence, cares not whether he succeeds or fails, then his action arises from Purity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya4.06°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra239.03°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala95.34°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha336.76°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati54.61°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra330.56°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani332.36°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

Atlanta, USA — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-5)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:03 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)19:11 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:37 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:21 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:13 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 07 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 52 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:19 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:58 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta12:11 – 13:03
Vijaya Muhūrta14:48 – 15:41
Godhūli Muhūrta18:59 – 19:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā19:11 – 19:43
Amṛta Kāla18:56 – 20:41
Niśīta Muhūrta00:11 – 01:03

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:59 – 12:37
Yamaganda15:54 – 17:32
Gulika Kāla07:42 – 09:20
Varjyam06:36 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:03 – 07:42 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:42 – 09:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:20 – 10:59 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:59 – 12:37 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:37 – 14:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga14:15 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:54 – 17:32 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:32 – 19:11 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga19:11 – 20:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:32 – 21:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:54 – 23:15 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha23:15 – 00:37 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:37 – 01:59 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:59 – 03:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:20 – 04:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:42 – 06:03 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 33.749°
Longitude: -84.388°
Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872318.27
Julian Day2460783.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2063°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)238.86°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.2063°), declination 10.86°, EoT 0.51 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2025-04-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)